The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to play a critical role in the multifaceted all-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes, among other things, facilitating medical countermeasures to treat and prevent the disease, and surveilling the medical product and food supply chains for potential shortages or disruptions and helping to mitigate such impacts,…
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Razorpay: Coronavirus leads to 30% drop in online travel bookings, 9% rise in grocery purchase
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•Razorpay, the leading full-stack financial solutions company, shared insights about the impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak on digital payments in India. The insights are based on transactions held on the company’s platform between February 2020 and now. Since December 2019 when Covid-19 originated in China’s Wuhan city and its severity started to spread across…
Coronavirus pandemic: TCI Express releases its business outlook
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•TCI Express releases a press statement stating its business outlook and impact due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in India TCI Express Ltd. is closely monitoring the Coronavirus situation as the Government of India continues to take various precautionary measures to contain the outspread. Our top priority at this moment is the safety and well-being of…
Coronavirus Pandemic: Aviation industry braces for impact
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•The novel coronavirus outbreak, which originated in the Wuhan City of China, has now become a global headache. So far, the pandemic has claimed more than 8,900 lives and infected more than 200,000 people in 160 countries. But it’s not just individuals who are infected with the virus, businesses have been facing tremendous losses. The…
HCL invokes contingency plan as Noida employee tests COVID-19 positive
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•After one of its employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus, IT major HCL Technologies have assured its other employees about their safety. According to a report by MoneyControl, the Noida-based company issued a circular to its employees informing about the happenings inside the company. As per the circular, which was accessed by MoneyControl, the…
Covid-19 crisis: Vohra Wound Physicians allows increased access to its telemedicine program
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•Vohra Wound Physicians announced increased access to its longstanding telemedicine program in response to the CDC’s efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and Medicare’s move to waive restrictions on telemedicine provisions. At a time when older adults are vulnerable to the virus and access to care is limited due to the CDC’s COVID-19…
Covid-19 crisis: Calendly offers free Zoom and GoToMeeting integrations to help remote workers
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•Calendly, the global leader in meeting scheduling software, is offering free integrations with Zoom and GoToMeeting through June 30th to help remote workers endure the public health crisis. Calendly will also be providing free premium plan access to researchers and teams helping to solve the COVID-19 crisis. As many meetings are being moved, scheduled, and…
Govt to allow board meetings to be held via video conference till June 2020
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•Coronavirus is impacting the world economy at a much faster pace than imagined, forcing businesses to shut down, layoffs, forcing employees to take leave without pay and the so-called lucky ones are given work from home. In order to contain the spread of coronavirus, the government of India is adopting measures to promote social distancing.…
Covid-19 pandemic: HR Acuity allows free access to help businesses track and analyze employee issues
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•HR Acuity, the only technology platform specifically built for employee relations and investigations management, announced that it would provide a free version of its SaaS solution to help businesses manage employee issues related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The limited edition provides employee documentation and tracking functionality that will equip businesses to monitor the people…
Covid-19 pandemic: Airlines for America CEO Nicholas E. Calio releases statement
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•A4A President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio issued the following statement: We commend President Trump’s unwavering commitment to protecting the health and well-being of the American people and appreciate his efforts to support the U.S. airline industry. The President, Vice President, Secretary Mnuchin and Secretary Chao have expressed a deep understanding of the devastating economic…
Covid-19 pandemic: General Motors to temporarily suspend production in North America
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•General Motors Co. confirmed it will begin a systematic orderly suspension of manufacturing operations in North America due to market conditions, to deep clean facilities and continue to protect people. The suspension will last until at least March 30. Production status will be reevaluated week-to-week after that. “GM and the UAW have always put the…
After Tata, Volvo, now Ford asks its 10,000 employees in India to work from home
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•The entire world has been impacted immensely due to the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in layoffs, leave without pay and witnessing the largest experiment of work from home in the world. Amid rising concerns for its employees, now the US auto major Ford has asked its 10,000 employees in India, except those in business-critical roles, to…
Ed-tech companies bridge the gap between learning and schooling amid coronavirus pandemic
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•As the world is battling with the novel coronavirus, the education system has come to a halt. Due to the pandemic, which has now spread to about 161 countries, schools and educational institutions around the globe are forced to shut. The decision to close these places was taken by the health organizations to prevent the…
Urban Company rolls out COVID-19 health insurance & income protection cover for its partners
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•Urban Company ( formerly Urban Clap), a home services marketplace, has rolled out COVID-19 health insurance and income protection cover for service professionals on its network. The move is expected to support around 30,000 professionals active on the platform. The company founded in 2014 has emerged as India’s largest services market place with presence in over…
Exclusive: TravelTriangle lays off over 100 employees across departments, Coronavirus takes its toll
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•The travel industry has been in a soup since the coronavirus outbreak. With many countries closing their borders and visas getting rejected, the travel and tourism industry is getting severe blows. Start-ups, in travel aggregation and vacation planning, have seen their business almost coming to a complete halt in the last two months, and for…